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The Weapons of the Wolfhound by Caldecott, Moyra
- Bookseller: Syber's Books
 (AU)
- Seller Inventory #: 0101911
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Reasonable
- Jacket condition: Reasonable
- Illustrator: John Warwicker -- Front Cover
- Edition: First British Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Rex Collings
- Place: London
- Date published: 1976
Description
London: Rex Collings, 1976. 130pp. Orange coloured endpapers. Black coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. Red to top paper edge. Bumping to the top book corners and shelf wear to the bottom book edges. Bumping to the bottom spine edge. Illustrated dustwrapper, by John Warwicker, with red writing on the front panel and back on the spine. Top and bottom dustwrapper edge is slightly wrinkled and the spine is sunned. Grubby marks and fading of the dustwrapper have also occurred. A young Scottish boy sails away to Iceland on a Viking longship. Once there they go to visit the captains' father's grave, only to discover that has been looted. The adventure begins. Digital image available upon request.. First British Edition. Black Boards. Reasonable/Reasonable. Illus. by John Warwicker -- Front Cover. 8vo - up to 9 ¾" tall - Octavo. Fantasy.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
dustwrapper : Another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
octavo : A book whose page size is approximately 12 inches by 9 inches. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been cut into eight pages.
spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back.
bumping : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.
sunned : The affected portion of the book has been discolored from exposure to the sun.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
shelf wear : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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